What color is #9B8CA9?

#9B8CA9 is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Hatoba Pigeon. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9B8CA9?

The RGB value is 155, 140, 169: 155 red, 140 green and 169 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9B8CA9?

The complementary color is #9AA98C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9B8CA9?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.72:1 and white text 3.13:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9B8CA9 color

#9B8CA9 rgb(155, 140, 169)

Shades of purple

The hex color #9B8CA9 is a grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 60.8% red, 54.9% green and 66.3% blue (155, 140, 169).

Its hue angle is 271°, with 14% saturation and 61% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 8% cyan, 17% magenta, 0% yellow and 34% black.

The closest named color is Hatoba Pigeon (#95859C), a difference of 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.72:1).

#9B8CA9 color codes

HEX	`#9B8CA9`
RGB	`rgb(155, 140, 169)`
RGB percent	`rgb(60.8%, 54.9%, 66.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(271, 14%, 61%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(271, 17%, 66%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(8%, 17%, 0%, 34%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(60.42, 11.26, -13.21)`
CIE LCH	`lch(60.42, 17.36, 310.43)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(30.056, 28.589, 41.463)`
Decimal	`10194089`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9B8CA9, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #9B8CA9	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.72:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.13:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#9B8CA9 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.13:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.72:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #9B8CA9 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9b8ca9; }
.text { color: #9b8ca9; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9b8ca9; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(155 140 169 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9b8ca9, #a98ca9); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #9B8CA9?: #9B8CA9 is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Hatoba Pigeon. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9B8CA9?: The RGB value is 155, 140, 169: 155 red, 140 green and 169 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9B8CA9?: The complementary color is #9AA98C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9B8CA9?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.72:1 and white text 3.13:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.